NEARLY two-thirds of adults admit they are bad at saving, and about half of them blame their parents for their poor financial skills, research showed today.
About 62% of people said they either didn't save money or saved very little, with 48% claiming their parents had had the biggest influence on their savings habits.
Among the 38% of people who said they regularly set money aside, 57% said they were taught to save by their parents as a child, according to life insurer Scottish Widows.
A third of this group said their mother had been the biggest influence on their savings habits, while 25% credited their skills to their father.
But a third of people said they had taught themselves to save and were not responding to guidance from either of their parents.
Eight out of 10 people said they thought it was important to teach their children about money, regardless of whether they were good or bad savers themselves.
YouGov questioned 2,269 people.
